ARTS“Crimes of the Heart," 7:30 p.m. Bean-Brown Theatre, Shelton State Community College. Special final dress rehearsal performance admission is “pay what you can." Call 205-391-2277.University Libraries Lecture, 7:30 p.m., Morgan Auditorium, University of Alabama. With Venita Wright, author of many Christian novels, including “Dwelling Places." Call 205-348-3913.12th annual Big Band Concert featuring the Alabama Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., concert hall, University of Alabama Moody Music Building, 810 Second Ave. Free admission. Call 205-348-7111.“It’s a Thick Book." screening, noon, Room 112A University of Alabama Law School. The 45-minute film by Lewis Lehe looks at the 1901 Alabama Constitution. Free admission. E-mail bradford.hardin@law.ua.edu.Reading by novelist Scott Ely and poet Susan Ludvigson, 5:30 p.m., Calloway Schoolhouse, University of West Alabama. A reception and book signing will be afterward. Free admission. Call 205-652-3470.COMMUNITYTuscaloosa Middle School Jaguar Jamboree benefit, 5-7 p.m. at the school. There will be food and activities for all ages. All proceeds to benefit RISE.